diff --git a/drivers/net/via-rhine.c b/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
index c3fe230..b56dff2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
+++ b/drivers/net/via-rhine.c
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@
 
 /* Set the copy breakpoint for the copy-only-tiny-frames scheme.
    Setting to > 1518 effectively disables this feature. */
+#if defined(__alpha__) || defined(__arm__) || defined(__hppa__) \
+       || defined(CONFIG_SPARC) || defined(__ia64__) \
+       || defined(__sh__) || defined(__mips__)
+static int rx_copybreak = 1518;
+#else
 static int rx_copybreak;
+#endif
 
 /* Work-around for broken BIOSes: they are unable to get the chip back out of
    power state D3 so PXE booting fails. bootparam(7): via-rhine.avoid_D3=1 */